Padres (TBD) vs Cubs (Imanaga): 6/29/26, 7:05pm

[Irrelevant Dude]

1 minute ago, mk49 said:

Maybe, Dansby is back again.

Maybe, but I thought that should have been a triple.

[Jason Ross]

3 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

Ehhh...

I know how much Happ is loved here But...

 18 for last 92  34 Ks is not good

 

 

If you expand that out just two plate appearances he has a 104 wRC+. Is that amazing? No. But it's 4% better than average. If you expand it to his last 122 PA's he has a 128 wRC+, which is 10% better than his career average.

Arbitrary end points can create whatever argument you want them to.

[mk49]

1 minute ago, Irrelevant Dude said:

Maybe, but I thought that should have been a triple.

It was close.  I thought he was going, too.

[chibears55]

Come on Busch, youre well overdue for a bomb

[Geographyhater8888]

Challenged the wrong pitch.

[mk49]

Jeez, I was tapping my head for Happ.

[abuck1220]

comical how bad these morons are at challenges 

[Papa Cub]

Did Happ seriously take three straight strikes???

Oh, and then challenged the last pitch with a 3-2 count when he clearly missed the 3-0 ball lol. That was fun to watch 

Edited 3 hours ago by Papa Cub

[We Got The Whole 9]

This team and the challenge system man. What a stupid AB.

[Cubs420psd]

Challenged the wrong pitch.

 

That 3-1 wasn't even close.

[PeanutPunch33]

Happ is a good player but he can drive you crazy sometimes

[UMFan83]

The ABS challenge system is actually brilliant. Instead of ripping on the umpires for getting it wrong the blame now goes to the players for not challenging obvious balls and challenging strikes. Case in point Happ didn’t challenge ball 4 that was well out of the zone and challenged strike 3 which was a strike killing a Cubs rally 

[Papa Cub]

Just now, UMFan83 said:

The ABS challenge system is actually brilliant. Instead of ripping on the umpires for getting it wrong the blame now goes to the players for not challenging obvious balls and challenging strikes. Case in point Happ didn’t challenge ball 4 that was well out of the zone and challenged strike 3 which was a strike killing a Cubs rally 

Good point 

[chibears55]

6 minutes ago, Jason Ross said:

If you expand that out just two plate appearances he has a 104 wRC+. Is that amazing? No. But it's 4% better than average. If you expand it to his last 122 PA's he has a 128 wRC+, which is 10% better than his career average.

Arbitrary end points can create whatever argument you want them to.

It 92 AB, well 93 now

Eventually you all just have to admit the guy having a bad season getting hits and striking out on a very high pace.

[Papa Cub]

Shota third time through = no bueno

[We Got The Whole 9]

Its like he figured he had another strike to give and didnt even think of challenging the 3-0. 

[chibears55]

Here we go, blew an opportunity to put a few on the board and bam first two guys on for them

[Jason Ross]

2 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

It 92 AB, well 93 now

Eventually you all just have to admit the guy having a bad season getting hits and striking out on a very high pace.

Who has debated his k-rate is elevated? But since when is posting a wRC+ over your career averae a "bad season"? His career wRC+ is 117 and he's got a 121 on the year. Regale me.

[PeanutPunch33]

nice job Shota 

[Jason Ross]

Solid performance from Shota to get six tonight. He kept the ball on the ground, gave up a few more hits than normal, but still generated a good amount of whiff. Cubs bullpen really needed someone to clear innings tonight. 

[Tangled Up in Plaid]

Never seen Shota give up so many non HR hits

[Dfan25]

9 ground balls and no home runs allowed with the wind blowing out. I believe this is a direct result on the adjustment they made . More pitches away both with the fastball and splitter 

[chibears55]

Great job getting out of that inning,  lets get some runs here...

Good start Nico

Edited 3 hours ago by chibears55

[Jason Ross]

1 minute ago, Tangled Up in Plaid said:

Never seen Shota give up so many non HR hits

Really good grouping on the split finger. And he kept the fastball generally up in unhittable spots.

[Geographyhater8888]

It’s amazing that there hasn’t been a home run hit yet with the pitching matchup and wind conditions.